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Reorganization of NICHD’s Division of Scientific Review (DSR) Subcommittees
Robert H. Stretch, Ph.D.
Director, DSR
Presented by Phyllis C. Leppert, M.D., Ph.D. RSB
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Current Organizational Structure 10 Scientific Review Administrators 7 Grants Technical Assistants 1 Chartered IRG (CHHD) with 4
subcommittees
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CHHD Integrated Review Group (IRG) Maternal and Child Health Research
Subcommittee Mental Retardation Research
Subcommittee Medical Rehabilitation Research
Subcommittee Population Research Subcommittee
Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Reproductive Sciences
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Mechanisms Reviewed in DSR Small Grants (R03s) Training Grants (T32s, T35s) Career Development Awards (K01s, K02s,
K08s, K23s, K24s) Conference Grants (R13s) Program Project Grants (P01s) Center Grants (R24s, P30s) Cooperative Agreements R01 Multi-Site Clinical Trials Requests for Applications (RFAs) 300+ applications per review cycle
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Why Reorganize?
The current review committee structure is outdated and does not adequately reflect the areas of science that the NICHD supports.
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Reorganization Process: Step 1 DSR Reorganization Committee
was formed in 2001 consisting of representatives from the Division of Scientific Review and each of the 3 program centers at NICHD: Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC); Center for Population Research (CPR); National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR).
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Reorganization Process: Step 2 The committee examined abstracts
of all applications reviewed in DSR over 3 review cycles to determine which applications fit together both scientifically and from a workload standpoint. This process was repeated using additional review cycles until there was agreement among the members on the basic structure of the new committees.
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Reorganization Process: Step 3 The recommendations from the
DSR Reorganization Committee were presented to the rest of the NICHD extramural staff for comment and/or modification.
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Reorganization Process: Step 4 The proposed changes to the
CHHD IRG were posted on the NICHD homepage during the summer of 2002 to solicit public comment and feedback.
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New CHHD IRG Review Structure (7/1/03) 7 Subcommittees: Pediatrics Developmental Biology Biobehavioral & Behavioral Sciences Population Sciences Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Biology Reproduction, Andrology & Gynecology Function, Integration & Rehabilitation
Sciences
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Pediatrics
Areas of science: neonatology; endocrinology; nutrition & growth;
Metabolism; pharmacology; epidemiology; pediatric critical care; pediatric infectious disease; pediatrics (including birth defects).
SRA: Dr. Rita Anand
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Developmental Biology
Areas of science: biological bases of mental retardation and developmental disabilities; molecular genetics; developmental genetics; developmental immunobiology; early embryonic development; teratology; cellular endocrinology; gene expression & therapy; developmental neurobiology; organogenesis; gastrulation; embryonic patterning; embryogenesis; cell biology; cellular physiology & function.
SRA: Dr. Norman Chang
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Biobehavioral & Behavioral Sciences Areas of Science: biobehavioral bases of
mental retardation and developmental disabilities; social development; cognition; language; at-risk development; health and behavior; emotion; basic human behavior; socioeconomic context; culture; child abuse and neglect; neuropsychology; memory; attention; service delivery; attitudes; basic animal behavior; and policies related to these topics.
SRA: Dr. Marita Hopmann
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Population Sciences Areas of Science: marriage and family;
mortality & morbidity; immigration; internal migration; population distribution; economic demography and labor force; ethnography; population and environment; and social, economic, and demographic aspects of fertility & contraception, sexual behavior, policy, child well-being, transition to adulthood, child abuse and neglect, disability, AIDS/HIV/STDs, race and ethnicity, health, neighborhoods, geographic information systems, and culture.
SRA: Dr. Carla Walls
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Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Biology Areas of Science: pregnancy;
labor; preeclampsia; lactation; placental function; reproductive immunology; and HIV infection.
SRA: Dr. Gopal Bhatnagar
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Reproduction, Andrology and Gynecology Areas of Science: reproductive biology;
reproductive endocrinology; reproductive neuroendocrinology; reproductive genetics; andrology; gynecology; contraception; infertility; pelvic floor disorders; gametogenesis; fertilization; implantation; preimplantation embryo development; germ cell biology; embryonic stem cell biology; animal cloning; sex determination.
SRA: Dr. Jon Ranhand
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Function, Integration & Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Science: clinical aspects of plasticity; recovery & adaptation; limb & joint mechanics; coordination & mobility; functional impairment & disability; rehabilitative engineering; prosthetics & assistive devices; therapeutic exercise; secondary consequences of disabilities; behavioral & psychosocial adjustment to disease, injury & chronic disability; functional assessments, outcomes, participation, & societal barriers for individuals with disabilities.
SRA: Ms. Anne Krey